This is the BEST tubular tutorial I have seen. You address the issues of (1) joining and (2) working in the round in a way that most tutorials do not -- that is important and valuable because this is an excellent cast on for hats! Blessings and gratitude to you.
Thank you for that awesome tutorial! ❤ 4:00 Start of casting on 7:16 secure last 2 stiches 7:56 1st row 11:51 connect to circle 15:30 2nd round 21:35 3rd and further rounds 28:33 removing the jog
Outstandingly clear video - perfect pacing for learning, excellent camera work to clearly show every stitch and every move. Outstanding work and so helpful. Thank you!
I used this before but I find this refreshing. Irina is sweet, gentle and the best tutor, the best video tutorial ever! Well explained and illustrated, Thanks again🌷
Irina, I could listen to you teach all day! I’ve replayed this video a hundred times. Just getting the correct and in order cast on is such a challenge. My attention span must be that of a three year old. I watch your slow methodical time taking talent and it motivates me to slow down, pay attention to the details, because it does make a difference. Would love a tutorial on the anatomy of the stitches, how to tell them apart, and maybe fix them instead of starting all over. lol! Thanks and gratitude 🙏
Thank you so much, Angela, for your wonderful comment! Spot on! Understanding of the stitch structure makes knitting so much easier. I do have a small video on the subject: "Knit and Purl Stitches - Continental knitting for beginners" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rXn_EgskfuY.html. I’ll probably make another video in the future - love your idea for the title "The anatomy of a stitch"! 😀
OMG! I have spent hours trying to get this correct watch what seems like every video. your video is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Thank you for teaching this new technique to an old dog.
Thank you for this very clear and detailed video! It’s good to learn how to do the tubular cast on in the round without having to use waste yarn and a provisional cast on. 😊And the jogless join is especially nice.
Thank you so much for this excellent tutorial. Tubular cast on for magic loop is exactly what I was looking for, but not finding until now! Your teaching is very easy to follow - well explained, lots of repetition, close and clear photography. And the final result is beautiful and clean-finished.
Thank you for the very clear and slow demonstration. I have only tried this once before, your video is much easier to follow than the one I used before. Published just in time!
Fabulous tutorial!!! You were clear, easy to follow, and the instructions made perfect sense. This is the first time I have successfully managed this cast on (did a practice piece and then casted on for a hat) so thank you VERY much!!!
Clear and well placed, perfect camerawork, extraordinary precision. I do best with visual presentation and clear, thorough commentary. I've wanted to perfect this technique but have been frustrated with the somewhat quicker overviews and chatty overtalk. You gave exactly what I needed and nothing that would cause distraction. Thank you.
Thank you so much. I was so confused about this cast on. Your instructions are wonderfully clear. I feel comfortable with the Italian Tubular cast on. Thank you :)
This is an excellent tutorial! Thanks for starting with the magic loop, exactly what I was looking for! (I usually do a traveling magic loop I love it personally!) Btw, the first row when you said “knit from right to left”, the stitch is called “Knit through the back loop” (“KTB” in abbreviation often on knitting instruction). I’m trying this on knitting a beautiful hat! I’m also a continental knitter myself and I use the exactly the same needles, my favorite ones. 😊 Thanks so much for sharing your technique! ❤
I am so glad that you like the tutorial! About KTB, due to the nature of this c/o, in the first round the knit stitches are turned to the right / facing right. So in order not to twist them they are worked from right to left which is front to back of the stitch in this case. It is similar to when we do SSK and turn the two knit stitches to face right, but they are still worked through the front. KTB is done during KFB when the knit stitch is first worked front to back, and then back to front or through the back loop / KTB. Actually, regarding the KFB it can also be said, that it’s a knit stitch that is knitted and purled. So much fun! :)
@@irinarevo Yeah I know but I meant that it’s called KTB on other knitting books I have and even in other tutorials on Italian cast on technique. But most of them are not shown with magic loop in the rounds so this was useful for me. I watched like three other videos before yours and it’s knit through back loop since it’s twisted. Most people won’t understand the instructions on knit from right to left etc. So I thought to point it out. Anyways thank you for sharing.
I always look at a stitch "off the needle" so to speak - it has a front and a back. So regardless how the stitch sits on a needle, or which way it is turned, I either insert the tip through the front of the stitch or through the back. It helps me to eliminate the confusion. In the case of the 1st round of this c/o it’s probably called KTB for convenience - I can see that it might be easier/more customary for a reader to understand what to do, especially in a written pattern. However, strictly speaking, it is a turned to the right knit stitch that is worked front to back. Thank you for the very interesting comment! :)
Absolutely beautiful. Positively Brilliant. Best Technique Video EVER! So much better than starting with a crochet chain. noticed you only work a stitch, slip a stitch for two rounds, most others recommend four, but prefer your technique. Thank you for making this vedio.♡
Thank you! The smaller needle is used to avoid a flared edge. It’s not absolutely necessary though - depends on the yarn used and the hands. But it is generally a good idea for a neater result. :)
This is my second time using the cast on, and it really is ! I just had to get over my own tendency to start ribbing with a knit, because Irina shows starting with a purl...I thought it could mod it, but my brain couldn't make it work. When I start off EXACTLY as shown (duh me) then it is perfect. A couple notes, at least for the way I knit, and it might help you. Definitely go down a needle size for the initial cast on and first two rounds of tubular, then switch to the larger needle size. I also had to give a tug after each purl in round two to keep the stiches from bulging (but I'm also using bulky yarn, so that probably adds to the problem). Love this cast on for ribbing, thank you so much!
OMG!!! Im new to knitting and my first sweater - the ribbing is actually quite awful!! I realize now i should have went down in size of needle but also the cast on.... wasnt so great! This tutorial excites me!!! I cant wait to try it!!
I hope you love the new ribbing! I also have a Ribbing playlist - you might find more helpful tips there: ru-vid.com/group/PLemrxm_bPteU5xrHEsilVefg-9kE3erB4
You are so welcome, Linda! I saw at least six ways of purling (or at least the hands movements) that produce the same purl stitch - it’s amazing. Glad we purl the same way!
Thank you so much for your great patience and very good shoot at the process! I was able to finally achieve this type of cast on after watching several videos. Apreciatie your video very much, Cheers from Mexico!
Thanks a lot, this is very clear. It is not easy a method but with practise and several tries I could do it. For best results I used size Xmm needles for the cast-on, X+0.5mm for 2x2 ribs, and X+1mm for the rest of the sweater (on my case X=2mm). The result is very neat. Thanks !
Be safe may God bless you and your team with health wealth prosperity and peace in your lives. Good work. Practical and theoretical nicely done. Work adorable. Keep it up.may God lead you to lead us all . Thank you leader. I really appreciate what you do.
I always forget and miss the part to use a smaller size needle for the tubular part 😂 Anyway again a great tutorial 👍 I’ll come back later to join in the first round 😊
I don't use continental knitting style but I still found your video very useful, clear instructions and great demo! On a side note, it seems to me that purling using the throwing method is simpler/quicker but knitting continental is definitely faster! Thank you.
I agree, purl is much the same action as knit if you throw and it took me ages to realise that the reason a lot of knitters avoid doing purl if they can is because they knit continental. However, the fastest knitter in the world throws so it's not true that continental style in itself makes for speed, that's possibly more down to practice and refining the technique.
It would be interesting to see your technique in weaving the tail in from this point. I'm doing cuffs for a sweater and the tail is very difficult to hide. Others may not see easily, but I can! Ha! AND... I just found your video for weaving in yarn tails. Thank you!!! 🤩
Great! You can also check this one - it is a bind-off technique but I show the weaving in at the end: INVISIBLE ribbed sewn BIND OFF for rib 1x1 - JOGLESS joining in the Round, using a tapestry needle - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Whxx9jVZcU.html. :)
Thank you so much! Yes - you can check at the end of this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Whxx9jVZcU.html, and also here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GllWlcq_PpQ.html
I want to knit 2 sleeves in the round at once with this tubular cast on using magic loop- is this possible? I used your video to do the cast on for the back of the sweater and it turned out so nice. I am knitting a sweater that is so above my level and your RU-vid has helped me immensely!
I am so glad your sweater is a success and that the video helped! Thank you so much for sharing! I think yes, you’d have to hold the last c/o stitch of the first sleeve so it does not unravel - maybe use a paper clip or something like that. Alternatively, you can just start to knit two cuffs separately (even just 1-2 rounds past the tubular rounds) and then transfer them to a single circular needle, and continue knitting them together. It might be much easier, no hassle. :)
This is what I have been looking for. Thank you for showing the great helpful tutorial video. I want to knit a neck warmer and want to end the same way. Could you please show us on how to bind off the same way of casting on?
I am so glad you like the video! You can check this one: TUBULAR sewn BIND OFF for rib 2x2 - JOGLESS joining in the Round - matches ITALIAN TUBULAR CAST ON ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K6D7AIlJRxg.html. In that video I switch first from rib 2x2 to 1x1 and then do the tubular part. If your rib is 1x1 already - you can proceed to the tubular right away. Hope it helps. :)
All the needle sizes I select based on the results of the swatching. First I determine the needle size for the ribbing. And sometimes to avoid the flared edge I use a smaller needle size for casting on and 1-2 rounds after.
Thank you for this excellent video. I have two questions: 1) What is the yarn you are using, it works up so evenly and the stitches keep their shape 2) If I wanted to cast on to prepare for a twisted 1x1 rib, would I work the knits left to right, and then what do I do with the final worked knit stitch for the clean corner (do I do that one right to left)?
Thank you so much, Andrea! I used 100% merino (aran). For a twisted rib I would keep the cast-on and the tubular parts the same. At the moment of switching from the tubular part to the rib, I would then work the twisted rib stitches instead of the regular rib. This way you keep the tubular look and then proceed with the twisted knit stitch rib or twisted knit and purl stitch rib, and to me it looks very neat.
For socks the regular Italian c/o without the tubular part might also be a good idea, I think it’s more stretchy. I have a video here: ITALIAN CAST ON for rib 1x1 - NEW completely JOGLESS joining in the Round. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MViw8b0aMbA.html. If you like it, then for twisted rib, I work c/o and first row as in the video, and start twisting the stitches when join in the round. Have fun with the socks!
In this video you show the cast on and one set up row before joining in a round. At the end, you then show how to join that set up row using the tail to weave them together. In my case I did TWO set up rows before joining in the round. Is there a way to weave the tail to perfectly join the two rows? If you have a link to instructions, please send them my way. Or if you can make a video, even better! Thanks!
Thank you for your question! The method shown in the video requires the 1st and last stitches worked in a particular way both when casting on and in the first row, and joining after one row. However if you worked those stitches exactly the same as in the video you still might be able to weave in the tail as I showed it. To close the rest of the gap try to imitate a stitch while weaving in the tail.
@@irinarevo That is what I am attempting to figure out now. I made the mistake of doing the two set up rows (with slip stitches) before joining, instead of just the one. Your technique works beautifully to join using the tail with just the one row, but having to join two? Not so perfect! I am fiddling with it. Hopefully I can figure out something that is not perfect, but will work. Ha!
Yes to "redo"! I am myself just now redoing something. I find it’s always worth it - I will be happy with the result and will improve - win/win. To feel better, I tell myself - it was just a large swatch. Have fun!
I have a question about the ribbing. I believe in another video you spoke of doing a twisted rib in order to get a neater ribbing. When doing a tubular cast on does the twisted knit start right away or after the setup rows? Hope that makes sense.
I tried different variations. The one I ended up liking the most was: to start the twisted stitches when connecting in a circle (after c/o and 1st row, which were regular like in my videos).
@@irinarevo Perfect. Thank you. Just finished watching your seamless neat underarms. Can't wait for part 2&3. Appreciate your tutorials, teaching style and work put into them.
Yes! Please check my video ITALIAN TUBULAR CAST ON for rib 2x2 - NEW completely JOGLESS joining in the Round. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vXKXPbM3BSE.html
I have so much trouble reading the needle size on those needles. I have to try to get it in focus, take a picture and enlarge. Disadvantage of growing older 🙂
@@irinarevo I know that, my meaning was to knitt it. Hate working with the tapestry needle. That’s why I do toe up socks so I don’t, have to use the tapestry needle bind off the toe.
You wanted it to look like in the video - it’s either tubular with the tapestry needle. Or you can fold the stockinette and sew it on inside the sock - still need the tapestry needle.
Can I use straight needles for this technique? 😭 I buy couples of straight needles and don't have any circular one but I wanna make a headband/beanie with nice cast on
You can use double point needles (the ones that are used for knitting the socks). Alternatively, you can still use your straight needles - in this case do not connect in a circle and simply work the hat flat and then seam it at the back. :)
